Comments on: “Redskins” Winning Hearts & Mindshttp://www.prosportsblogging.com/2013/07/04/redskins-winning-hearts-minds/
24/7 Real Sports TalkWed, 25 Feb 2015 17:04:17 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2By: Steve Masseyhttp://www.prosportsblogging.com/2013/07/04/redskins-winning-hearts-minds/comment-page-1/#comment-299458
Steve MasseyThu, 11 Jul 2013 14:37:26 +0000http://www.prosportsblogging.com/?p=100295#comment-299458No rain here in Arkansas; we're in the midst of a dry spell that rivals that of the Cubs. We do however, have a pontoon party barge on Bull Shoals Lake that lets us escape the heat once in awhile. Mostly I fish from it, but I'm not beyond taking a dip now and again. If you're ever in the area, my wife and I would love to treat y'all to a day or two on the lake.No rain here in Arkansas; we’re in the midst of a dry spell that rivals that of the Cubs. We do however, have a pontoon party barge on Bull Shoals Lake that lets us escape the heat once in awhile. Mostly I fish from it, but I’m not beyond taking a dip now and again. If you’re ever in the area, my wife and I would love to treat y’all to a day or two on the lake.
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Steven KeysTue, 09 Jul 2013 21:51:58 +0000http://www.prosportsblogging.com/?p=100295#comment-298745Thanks for reading, Stevo. By your picture, either you're on a boat, on the beach, near a water-hazard at the golf course or Arkansas (?) has been getting as much rainfall as we have here in Atlanta. Enjoy the summer.Thanks for reading, Stevo. By your picture, either you’re on a boat, on the beach, near a water-hazard at the golf course or Arkansas (?) has been getting as much rainfall as we have here in Atlanta. Enjoy the summer.
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Steve MasseyTue, 09 Jul 2013 14:54:54 +0000http://www.prosportsblogging.com/?p=100295#comment-298626Nice job on this piece, and a standing O for the championing of the first amendment--not to mention common sense.
We do live in a PC world, just ask Paula Deen, and the boundaries of political correctness are boundless. How's that for sentence structure?
Grammatical grumblings aside, there is plenty, just in the NFL, for those easily offended to kvetch about:
How about changing the name of the San Diego franchise to the Bolts, because Chargers refers to the credit card holders who helped Conrad Hilton to his fortune. This can be construed as demeaning to all who owe a balance on their credit cards at the end of any given month, as well as a subliminal attempt by the one-percenters to keep the rest of us down.
The Browns, named after the legendary Paul Brown, might nowadays find that their moniker offends many people from many different heritages.
It can go on and on, and, depending on the level of ones idiocy, there are no rules.
Cowboys is stereotyping, Saints is religious, Raiders, Vikings and Buccaneers promote, robbery, murder and mayhem, Dolphins is offensive to tuna fishermen...okay, so that last one's a stretch. ;-)
As ridiculous as my examples are, the opposition to Indian names can easily be filed into the same category...this one can be found in the round cabinet.
Good stuff, Steven, thanks for sharing.Nice job on this piece, and a standing O for the championing of the first amendment–not to mention common sense.
We do live in a PC world, just ask Paula Deen, and the boundaries of political correctness are boundless. How’s that for sentence structure?
Grammatical grumblings aside, there is plenty, just in the NFL, for those easily offended to kvetch about:
How about changing the name of the San Diego franchise to the Bolts, because Chargers refers to the credit card holders who helped Conrad Hilton to his fortune. This can be construed as demeaning to all who owe a balance on their credit cards at the end of any given month, as well as a subliminal attempt by the one-percenters to keep the rest of us down.
The Browns, named after the legendary Paul Brown, might nowadays find that their moniker offends many people from many different heritages.
It can go on and on, and, depending on the level of ones idiocy, there are no rules.
Cowboys is stereotyping, Saints is religious, Raiders, Vikings and Buccaneers promote, robbery, murder and mayhem, Dolphins is offensive to tuna fishermen…okay, so that last one’s a stretch.
As ridiculous as my examples are, the opposition to Indian names can easily be filed into the same category…this one can be found in the round cabinet.
Good stuff, Steven, thanks for sharing.
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